Adiantum pyramidale

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Adiantum
Species: Adiantum pyramidale

Name

Adiantum pyramidale (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 442 (1810).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polypodium pyramidale L., Sp. Pl.: 1093 (1753).
    • Provenance: "Habitat in America."
    • Lectotype: "Filix ramosa piramidalis, pinnis parvis" in Petiver, Pteri-graphia Amer., 40, t. 4, f. 12 (1712).
    • Designated by: Proctor in Howard (ed.), Fl. Lesser Antilles 2 : 188 (1977).
• Heterotypic
  • Adiantum cristatum L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1328 (1759).
    • Provenance: "Habitat [in America meridionali.]" [Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1558 (1763)]
    • Lectotype: "Adiantum ramosum, foliis Trapeziis, dentatis" in Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amér., 31, t. 46 (1693).
    • Designated by: Proctor, Ferns Jamaica: 237 (1985).
  • Adiantum crenatum Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 446 (1810).
    • Type: "Habitat in Hispaniola, Martinica."
  • Adiantum quadriternatum Desv., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 327 (1811).
  • Adiantum microphyllum Kaulf., Enum. Filic.: 204 (1824).
    • Type: In sylvis siccis densisque Cubae. Poeppig s.n. (BR 0000006716127, P 00608524–527, L 0065239, US 00142164, PRC 454883).
  • Adiantum asperum Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 115 (1852).
    • Type: "Habitat in Cuba (V. S. Herb. Mougeot.)"
  • Adiantum nigrescens Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 117 (1852).
    • Type: St. Domingo, Port au Prince. L'Épagnier 419 (Isotypes: B 20 0005757, RB 00707803)
    • Adiantum cristatum var. nigrescens (Fée) Krug, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 93 (1897).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1810. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 5, pars 1. pp. [i]–l, 1–542. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1093. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, 1016 pp. Online. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum pyramidale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 3. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum pyramidale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum pyramidale. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum pyramidale Accessed: 3 Nov 2022.